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Would you like to look at pictures, talk about them and be creative yourself? Are you between 5 and 12 years old?
Then you are welcome every Saturday in our painting room! During these two hours, we will get to know the Kunsthalle and its exhibitions and be inspired to create our own works.
Come at short notice at the beginning of the event and see if there are still places available. Quantities are limited. With this offer we work without registration.
Offer for children unaccompanied by adults.
See, marvel and create together! This event invites children and adults to not only look at art, but to discover it together. After a short introduction to the exhibition, the whole group goes to the studio for a creative activity. Whether with paints, paper, pencils or other materials – you work as a family or side by side, try things out and create your own works that are just as different and lively as you are.
Finally, we invite you to come together again over coffee, juice and something sweet: to watch, talk, listen and let the experience sink in. No previous experience is necessary and there are no age restrictions.
Participation is only possible if a ticket for the event has been purchased in advance.
Tickets can be purchased until 15:00 on the last Thursday before the event in the online store or at the museum ticket office.
Sing together and explore the exhibition – across generations.
As part of Duane Linklater’s exhibition “mâcistan” and “Flowers everywhere“, we invite families to discover the Kunsthalle while singing.
Between new beginnings and reorganization, between remembering and passing on, we move through the exhibition, hear about its artworks and connect them with our own stories. This creates a shared sound space: we sing familiar songs, get to know new ones and share songs that have accompanied us – from the past to the present.
Children, parents, grandparents – all generations are invited to contribute their voices. Maybe the older ones will teach the younger ones a song, maybe everyone will discover something new together. In this way, singing becomes a place of passing on, preserving and shared experience.
Previous knowledge is not required. Only the joy of singing together and exploring the exhibition together is crucial.
It is necessary to register for the event in advance at:
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 329995018
Guided tour of our current exhibitions.
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 329995018
Fridays from 3 p.m., at weekends and on public holidays on T 0521 32999500
Highlights
Sing together and explore the exhibition – across generations.
As part of Duane Linklater’s exhibition “mâcistan” and “Flowers everywhere“, we invite families to discover the Kunsthalle while singing.
Between new beginnings and reorganization, between remembering and passing on, we move through the exhibition, hear about its artworks and connect them with our own stories. This creates a shared sound space: we sing familiar songs, get to know new ones and share songs that have accompanied us – from the past to the present.
Children, parents, grandparents – all generations are invited to contribute their voices. Maybe the older ones will teach the younger ones a song, maybe everyone will discover something new together. In this way, singing becomes a place of passing on, preserving and shared experience.
Previous knowledge is not required. Only the joy of singing together and exploring the exhibition together is crucial.
It is necessary to register for the event in advance at:
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 329995018
Sing together and explore the exhibition – across generations.
As part of Duane Linklater’s exhibition “mâcistan” and “Flowers everywhere“, we invite families to discover the Kunsthalle while singing.
Between new beginnings and reorganization, between remembering and passing on, we move through the exhibition, hear about its artworks and connect them with our own stories. This creates a shared sound space: we sing familiar songs, get to know new ones and share songs that have accompanied us – from the past to the present.
Children, parents, grandparents – all generations are invited to contribute their voices. Maybe the older ones will teach the younger ones a song, maybe everyone will discover something new together. In this way, singing becomes a place of passing on, preserving and shared experience.
Previous knowledge is not required. Only the joy of singing together and exploring the exhibition together is crucial.
It is necessary to register for the event in advance at:
anmeldung@kunsthalle-bielefeld.de
T 0521 329995018
Bielefeld’s cultural venues are putting on a late shift for night owls and art fans on April 25, 2026. This cultural highlight offers interesting exhibitions, fascinating installations and surprising performances.
The Kunsthalle is open from 6 p.m. to midnight. Further information on the program and advance ticket sales will follow shortly.
“Requiem for Hare” is an interdisciplinary performance in which Veit Mette’s photographs and Markus Schwartze’s music enter into a direct, live dialog.
The large-format projected multiple exposures show dead animals in a dignified staging and open up a field of tension between fragile beauty and harsh reality. Schwartze reacts to the sequence of images with his own compositions and improvisations and develops sound spaces between floating surfaces, virtuoso textures and melancholic motifs. The result is an intense interplay that contrasts, expands and emotionally deepens the visual motifs.
Veit Mette: Photos, Visuals
Markus Schwartze: piano, electronics
The performance will take place as part of Nachtansichten 2026, always on the hour (19:00, 20:00, 21:00 and 22:00) in the lecture hall of Kunsthalle Bielefeld
The Volksbank in Ostwestfalen and the Kunsthalle Bielefeld invite you to the next edition of the popular Sound Collection on Friday, May 8, 2026. Between 6 and 10 pm, visitors can explore the current exhibitions while enjoying electronic sounds.
The Sound Collection has been a regular part of the exhibitions at Kunsthalle Bielefeld since 2021. The format combines art and music in a relaxed atmosphere and is generously sponsored by the Volksbank in Ostwestfalen. The centerpiece is the cooperation with the Bielefeld DJ collective Nummer zu Platz, which lends the event series its special signature.
The “Café Gemach Manhattan” in the Kunsthalle provides a relaxed atmosphere with a selection of drinks from 6 pm to 1 am. Here you can also dance to the music of the DJs.
Admission to the Kunsthalle Bielefeld is free on this evening.
Offers
Art A to Z
Art A to Z
Tours
We look forward to welcoming you to a guided tour of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld. On this page you will find our offer!
Schools and daycare centers
To the museum with schools and daycare centers: Aesthetic education – tailored to your needs!
Geragogics – offers for older people
Creative courses
Our courses for children, teenagers and adults: get active yourself, try out techniques and have fun!
Offers for the whole family
There is something for all ages in the Kunsthalle! Whether it’s family time, Sunday workshops or birthdays – in addition to special events, we regularly offer programs for children, young people and families.
Vacation games
Enjoyment of art and creativity during the vacations! Our half-day offers for children from 6 to 12 years.
Off to the museum
Whether you come with your family, friends or with the daycare center and school, the exhibition is free to visit. We are looking forward to seeing you!
KB Journal
Artist interview with Lars Rosenbohm
The Bielefeld artist Lars Rosenbohm explores the human condition in his haunting, sometimes disturbing depictions and reflects experiences of our time. Questions for the artist about his work from curator Felicitas von Richthofen.
Thomas Handke: What does the Kunsthalle Bielefeld sound like?
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23
Yana Wernicke: From quarry to art gallery – the red Main sandstone
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23
Vincent Hölscher: Engine room
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23
Jonas Feige: The atmosphere of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld
Cooperation with the HSBI 2022/23
These are our architects
Caruso St John Architects have been appointed
Caruso St John have been appointed architects for the renovation of the Kunsthalle Bielefeld
The path to a climate-friendly museum
A contribution by Prof. Peter Gorschlüter
A blog post by Prof. Peter Gorschlüter on his lecture ‘The path to a climate-friendly museum’.
Look up – the road to a green museum
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon on his lecture ‘Look up – the path to the green museum’.
Peace with Gaia – perspectives, possibilities and limits of cultural institutions in the sustainability transformation process
A contribution from Ministerial Councillor Ralph Zinnikus
A blog post by Ministerialrat Ralph Zinnikus on his lecture ‘Peace with Gaia – perspectives, possibilities and limits of cultural institutions in the sustainability transformation process’.
Curating as Care Work: Of the Museum Climate in Planetary Interdependencies and Cultural Imaginaries.
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny on her lecture ‘Curating as care work: On the museum climate in planetary interdependencies and cultural imaginaries’.
The city, the box, the art and the climate. Attempt at a relational reassembly
A contribution by Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess
A blog post by Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess on his lecture ‘The city, the box, art and the climate. Attempt at a relational reassembly’.
Exhibiting and preserving as toxic paradigms. Can cultural institutions negotiate the environmental crisis?
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schneemann
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schneemann on his lecture ‘Exhibiting and preserving as toxic paradigms. Can cultural institutions negotiate the environmental crisis?
Rewilding the white cube: the role of art museums in tackling the climate emergency
A contribution from Frances Morris
A blog post by Frances Morris on her talk ‘Rewilding the white cube: the role of art museums in addressing climate emergency’.
The spatial culture of the museum
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Kali Tzorzti
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Kali Tzorzti on her keynote lecture ‘The spatial culture of museums’.
Vulnerable Processes. Vulnerable Processes. A Curatorial Reflection on the Museum in Transition.
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende on his keynote lecture ,Vulnerable Processes. A Curatorial Reflection on the Museum in Transition.’
Abhängen statt aufhängen? – Museum Spaces and the New Ethics of Communitization
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Karen van den Berg
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Karen van den Berg on his impulse lecture ,Hang up instead of hanging up? – Museum Spaces and the New Ethics of Communion’.
